The Last to Leave by Lee Erica

Author:Lee, Erica
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Courtney woke up to hints of sunshine sneaking through Nicole’s dark blinds. It took her a second to remember where she was until she noticed the strong arms wrapped around her. Nicole had a tight grip around her waist, and her head rested on Courtney’s chest.

After having sex on Nicole’s couch, Courtney had assumed it was going to continue in the bedroom. What happened when they were both in bed was so much better though. Nicole had stroked her arm and told her all about her niece and nephew. They went on to talk about people from high school that they both knew and what college was like for each of them. When neither of them could keep their eyes open anymore, Nicole had wrapped Courtney up in her arms as if it was the most natural thing in the world. And that’s how it felt—completely natural, like this was exactly where she was supposed to be. She didn’t know what that meant, but she didn’t need to. Courtney, who normally had to have every piece of her life figured out, didn’t feel the need to figure this out. She didn’t want to talk about it or define it. She just wanted to enjoy it.

She was about to do just that when the sound of Nicole’s phone caused her to jolt awake. Courtney watched as she quickly sat up and moved her hands around the bed, searching for the phone. When she found it, she blinked down at it as if she couldn’t get her eyes to focus.

“Shit, it’s Roberta. She’s FaceTiming me.”

“Pick it up. I’ll stay over here.” Courtney moved away from Nicole. It’s not that they wanted to lie to their best friends, but telling them would complicate something that didn’t need to be complicated.

“Hey, Berta,” Nicole said when she answered the call.

“Hi! I don’t have much time so I’m not even going to ask why you’re naked right now, but are you free in two weeks?”

Nicole yawned and stretched as much as she could while still keeping the comforter wrapped around her. “Something wedding related?”

“Don't sound so excited,” Roberta said sarcastically. “This is actually fun wedding-related business.” Roberta made a sound like she was doing a drumroll and Courtney had to keep herself from laughing when Nicole rolled her eyes. “Fulton was able to get his boss to let him work remotely for a few weeks leading up to our wedding so we’re coming to Pennsylvania in a week and a half. Which means, bachelor and bachelorette parties are happening in two weeks. Don’t worry. You don’t have to plan anything. It’s going to be super chill. Dinner as a group, then my peeps and Fulton’s will separate for a few hours, then come back together at the end of the night. How does that sound?”

“Sounds perfect, Berta. I can’t wait. Let me know if there’s anything I can do.”

“You’re too good to me, sweetheart. Thank you. I’m going to go. Fulton is waiting until I’m off to call Courtney because apparently I’m loud.

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